New Release Review - Grabbers
Directed by: Jon Wright
Starring: Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey, Bronagh Gallagher, Lalor Roddy
A small island off the Irish coast is held under siege by blood-sucking sea monsters.
New Release Review - The Tall Man
Directed by: Pascal Laugier
Starring: Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie, William B. Davis
The disappearance of numerous children in a small Pacific Northwest town is attributed by locals to a legendary hooded figure.
New Release Review - Rec 3: Genesis
Directed by: Paco Plaza
Starring: Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín, Javier Botet
Retro Review - The Jaws Sequels
First Time Watches - July 2012
The Professionals (1966)
Richard Brooks' western has more in common with a modern piece of revisionism than the genre films of it's time.
New Release Review - Ted
Directed by: Seth MacFarlane
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi
As a child, Wahlberg's wish that his teddy bear could speak comes true. Now aged thirty-five, he finds himself forced to choose between his lifelong friend and his girlfriend Kunis.
Jurassic July - The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Directed by: Jim O'Connolly
Starring: James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith
Franciscus travels to Mexico to attempt to purchase a performing circus horse from ex-girlfriend Golan but discovers far more interesting creatures in a nearby valley.
The Liebster Award
The Liebster is an award that's passed from blogger to blogger as a recognition of quality work. We received ours from Alex Jowski from Geek Juice Media. To accept the award there are rules which must be followed however:
Superman Summer - Superman & The Mole Men (1951)
Directed by: Lee Sholem
Starring: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey
When the world's deepest oil well unleashes a race of peaceful Mole Men, Superman must save the creatures from angry locals who see them as a threat.
Superman Summer - Atom Man Vs Superman (1950)
Directed by: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Starring: Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Bond, Pierre Watkin
Superman battles Lex Luthor who has assumed the guise of "Atom Man".
Jurassic July - The Land That Time Forgot (1975)
Directed by: Kevin Connor
Starring: Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron, Anthony Ainley
After capturing a German U-Boat during World War I, the crew of a British ship find themselves stranded in a land inhabited by neanderthals and dinosaurs.
Mid-year Nominations
So we're past the halfway mark of 2012 and though I've watched a serious amount of garbage the year's top ten is looking pretty strong. So here, with the bones of six months to go, are my Golden Waffle nominations.
New Release Review - The Dark Knight Rises
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Juno Temple, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Cillian Murphy, Tom Conti
Bruce Wayne (Bale) is bankrupted by terrorist Bane (Hardy) and exiled to a far off prison whose only previous escapee was Bane himself.
Retro Review - The Quick & The Dead (1995)
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pat Hingle, Lance Henriksen, Keith David, Gary Sinise, Tobin Bell, Roberts Blossom, Mark Boone Junior
Stone arrives in the town of Redemption with the aim of killing Hackman but becomes involved in a deadly gunfighting tournament.